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2. I have laid these messages before the King and Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, and I have to request that the thanks of Their Majesties rmty be conveyed to the Arikis for their expressions of sympathy and their assurances of loyalty. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 82. New Zealand, No. 243. My Lord,— Downing Street, 20th October, 1910. In continuation of my despatch, No. 179, of the 19th August, I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copy of the " Reglement dv Concours professionnel international de Telegraphic pratique," which has been drawn up by the Italian Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs in connection with the International Competition of Practical Telegraphy which is to take place at Turin in 1911. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 83. New Zealand, No. 246. My Lord,— Downing Street, 21st October, 1910. With reference to my despatch, No. 163, of the 29th July last, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of your Ministers, that the Governments of South Australia and Tasmania have adopted the proposal of His Majesty's Government as to the forwarding of the Acts of the Parliaments of these States. 2. In the case of South Australia, the Parliamentary Library of the State has already made arrangements for reciprocal interchange of Acts with every Dominion, State, and colony of the Empire. 3. In the case of Tasmania, it is stated that the Acts of most of the British colonies are now received by the Parliamentary Librarian. 4. The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa reports that his Ministers will make every endeavour, on the appointment of the officers of the Parliament, to comply with the wishes of the Secretary of State. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 84. New Zealand, No. 247. My Lord, — Downing Street, 21st October, 1910. With reference to your telegram of the 11th instant, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, copy of correspondence with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia as noted in the margin, relative to a proposal that action should be taken to obtain the ownership and control of a cable across the Atlantic between Great Britain and Canada, and that the telegraph-line between the landing-place of such cable and the point of junction with the Pacific cable should be owned and operated by the Canadian Government. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.g.0., &c.

GovernorGeneral, No. 170, 25th July. Ditto, No. 394, 14th October.